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Needle makes its debut appearance in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. [[Kirby]] surrounds himself with needles, hurting any enemy that is too close to him. If Kirby is falling, the spikes hit enemies from below. Needle is provided in this game by the enemy [[Togezo]].

Needle makes another appearance in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', here provided by Togezo, [[Tick]], [[Boten]], [[Bukiset]] with the needle lance, and Captain Stitch. It functions similarly to its previous appearance in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''. New Animal Friends, though, create more Needle-related abilities with Kirby or [[Gooey]], as follows:

Needle Kirby returns in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', provided the enemies Tick, [[Ghost Knight]], [[Kacti]], and [[Punc]]. Here, activating the ability causes Kirby to flare up and then retract on a timer, rather than holding it for as long as the button is held down. Kirby also retains his aerial momentum when using the ability in midair, making it useful for attacking while on the move. Enemies that are hit by Needle Kirby will stick to him for a moment before being defeated, traveling with him if he is moving at the time. Like with other Copy Abilities in this game, Needle can be combined with others or itself to make [[Power Combo]]s as follows:

Needle makes a prominent return in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''. Kirby can receive it by inhaling Needlous, Tick, or [[Totenga]]'s head. Compared to its appearances in previous games, Kirby has more attacks at his disposal when using the Needle ability, but it still has less attacks overall than many other abilities in the game.

!width="20%"| Skill

!width="30%"| Button Execution (KRtDL)

!width="30%"| Button Execution (KRtDLD)

!width="30%"| Description

| {{center|1}}

| {{center|B/Y}}

| Kirby protrudes needles all over himself, keeping them up as long as the button is held.

| {{center|Touch wall while using Needle Attack}}

| {{center|Touch wall while using Needle Attack}}

| If Kirby is touching a wall when using Needle Attack, he will stick to it.<br>This is a move in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', but is not listed in the movelist in that game.

| {{center|Shake Wii Remote or mash +Control Pad during Needle Attack}}

| {{center|B/Y + move directions rapidly}}

| {{center|Dash + 1}}

| {{center|Dash + B/Y}}

| Kirby rills up into a ball and rolls forward at high speed, similar to Needlous.

| {{center|↑ + 1}}

| {{center|↑ + B/Y}}

| Kirby shoots out a huge needle straight upward that can poke from long distances.

Needle appears again in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. The ability has had a few changes: the Rolling Needle attack was removed (most likely due to its similarity to the [[Wheel]] ability), and a new move was added. Needle Burst has also been given some changes, as the move now only fires 5 needles instead of 6, and no extra needles are shot out in mid-air, making it so that the move always fires 5 needles no matter the situation.

KA Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Adventure''

KDL2 Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2''

KDL2 Coo Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2''

KDL2 Kine Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2''

KDL2 Rick Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2''

KDL3 Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''

KDL3 Kine Needle artwork.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''

Needle K64.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''

KAR Needle Kirby artwork.jpg|''Kirby Air Ride''

CanvasCurse Needle.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''

Needle-KDDD.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''

KatFL Needle Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''

KDB Needle food item artwork.png|[[Copy Food]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''

KRtDLD Needle Kirby Pause Artwork.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' pause screen artwork

Keychain NeedleKirby.png|Keychain from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''

KA Needle icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Adventure''

KDCNeedleIcon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Dream Course''

KDL2 Needle Icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''

KBBa Needle Icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Block Ball''

KDL3 Icon Needle.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''

K64 Base Needle.png|Icon from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''

KNiDL Needle icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''.

NeedlePanel.png|Copy Ability Panel from ''Kirby Air Ride''.

KirbyCC needle icons.png|Icons from ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''

KRtDL Needle Icon.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''